Improvement in water-wheels



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Letters Patent No. 109,925, dated December 6, 1'870; antedated November26, 1870.

IM'PRQVEMEN'T |N WATER-WHEELS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MORDECAI- MILLARD, ofFrankf lill, in the county of lWarren, in the State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Water-v Wheels; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description thereof,reference' being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

Figure l represents a perspective view of my im- V tions ct are at theperipheries of' the wheels, at such regular distances apart as tocorrespond with the distances between the pivots x of' the hinges whichconnect the buckets H.

lhe hinge-pivots or rods a; extend at each end beyond the wheels D E andbuckets H, and are provided with small rollers b, as represented in g.l.

The hinge-rods a: correspond in diameter with the capacity ot' theserrations a, and will rest in 4the serrations at each'end of thebuckets H, as represented in iig. 1, except while the endless belt ofbuckets is passing from the poirlt a to a It will be observed tha't theendless belt of buckets is ot' greater circumference than the wheels DE, and that a bridge, M, secured to the sills A and supported by bracesN, is erected to guide the descent of the buckets in a perpendicularlinewhile tilted with water.

t When the several buckets in their descent arrive at the inclinedplanes O, and areabout to 'pass under l bridge M, the rollers b willcome in contact with the 4inclines O, lwhich will cause the buckets tobe suddenly emptied of their contents of water while passing under thebridge M.

The auxiliary bucket-face or front I, .represented -in dotted lines ing.'1, and detached iuptig. 2, will serve to direct the overflow of waterfrom one bucket into the bucket in advance and beneath it during thedescent of the buckets.

The provision for passing the buckets whenv'illed I with water from thepointv a to the bottom of the bridge M inl a vertical line, 'and at agreater distance from the axial line of the wheels DE, greatly augmeutsthe power of the wheel.

The buckets H, during the descent in the vertical line, will retaintheirfull contents of water, and at'the. termination ofthe descent theywill be suddenly emp-A tied in passing under thebridge M.

It is propel' here to state that I have contemplated the' use of theendless belt of buckets upon two pairs ot' wheels like the wheels D E,one pair being placed above the other pair, as will be readilyunderstood.

. Having fully described my improved waterwheel,

What I claim as my invention is'- The endless belt of buckets H,ot'largercircumference than the wheels D E, in combination with thebridge M and inclines O, or their equivalents, operating conjointlyinthe manner and for the purpose substantially as described. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22d day of March,1870.

' MORDEGAI MILLARD.

Witnesses:

J Mns F. RUSSELL, H. P. K. PEcK.

